{"id":556,"date":"2025-05-27T16:30:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T15:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/riotandreason\/?p=556"},"modified":"2025-06-05T11:12:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T10:12:36","slug":"mission-slimpossible-the-weight-of-secrecy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/riotandreason\/2025\/05\/27\/mission-slimpossible-the-weight-of-secrecy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Mission Slimpossible: The Weight of Secrecy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/riotandreason\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/website-featured-image-7-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-870 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/riotandreason\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/website-featured-image-7-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/riotandreason\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/website-featured-image-7-980x551.png 980w, https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/riotandreason\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/website-featured-image-7-480x270.png 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ll tell you something I\u2019ve never told anyone before. I was fired. It was a few years ago and a colleague had heard my boss say: \u201cthat\u2019s not the girl I hired, the girl I hired was thin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was partially true, I was hired before a back injury and I was fit and agile. After my injury I gained a lot of weight, I\u2019m not apologising for it or feel less deserving of a job. But there was a sudden shadow of shame that had come to follow me around after that. It almost felt like I needed to explain why I was that weight, as I have just done above. It\u2019s no wonder more people are taking weight loss injections than before. Losing weight can feel like mission slimpossible, it\u2019s a cruel voice I think was sewn into women so that we\u2019d <a href=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/riotandreason\/2025\/05\/23\/diet-culture-control-feminism\/\">obsess over our appearance<\/a>. I\u2019ve seen countless transformations online that are crediting it to a calorie deficit and walking, GLP-1 medications, and some are even hiding it. Studies show that one in ten women are currently taking weight loss medication. I&#8217;ve spoken to a few women who want to share their journey with weight loss injections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gemma is a 25 year-old who is secretly taking a popular weight loss medication known as \u2018Mounjaro\u2019, she has struggled with a food addiction for most of her life and she describes weight loss medication as \u2018life changing\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy boyfriend has no idea. I hide it inside of a container at the back of my fridge. I remember holding it, feeling like what I was doing was wrong. My hands were shaking and I was scared, scared I\u2019d die and that no one would know why. But when I woke up, I looked at the chocolate in my cupboard and felt nothing.\u201d Gemma describes it as though a voice in her head was \u2018silenced\u2019 and shortly after the weight loss followed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c My boyfriend was so proud of me for losing the weight, I couldn\u2019t tell him, he was starting to find me more attractive again which I know sounds shallow. It was working and still is, If I tell him I don\u2019t think he\u2019d support it and I know I need to do this for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For one thing, I think the only thing Gemma needs to lose is her boyfriend \u2013 and it\u2019s not just him that she feels isn\u2019t supportive. Gemma feels society wants her to suffer for being overweight and is part of the reason she is keeping her jabbing a secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIsn\u2019t it interesting that people who have weight loss surgery are celebrated, but those that have injections are scalded. I feel like people want fat people to suffer for results, and that we aren\u2019t allowed things easier. I keep it hidden because I don\u2019t need more hatred, I was awful to myself for years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nurse Prescriber Sian is 32,and posts about her weight loss journey online and offers a raw perspective from both sides of the syringe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always struggled with my weight from a young age. I was in my first slimming group at 10 years old. I\u2019d lose weight and put it back on. There was a moment at Disney World where I was struggling to walk, I was 31 and thought I can\u2019t even walk around Disney without a scooter. I had no confidence, I was eating myself into an early grave.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sian posts on TikTok about her weight loss journey, with over 16,500 followers. She says many of her followers are \u2018secret jabbers\u2019 and anonymously post their journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are a lot of people who take it in secret. I don\u2019t know their identity, I think a lot of people do it because there\u2019s so much negativity. People are scared of backlash and what others think. I\u2019ve received a lot of hateful comments saying I\u2019ve cheated and that I\u2019m taking medication from people. They don\u2019t realise I\u2019ve tried everything, I\u2019d cost the NHS so much more with obesity related costs.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elizabeth, a 23 year old prescriber currently takes ozempic for \u2018vanity reasons\u2019 and she describes her busy life as part of the reason she takes it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/riotandreason\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/C2D1B1FD-061D-4119-92EC-A40E8A382C8F-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-861 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/riotandreason\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/C2D1B1FD-061D-4119-92EC-A40E8A382C8F-980x980.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/riotandreason\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/C2D1B1FD-061D-4119-92EC-A40E8A382C8F-480x480.jpeg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elizabeth&#8217;s before and afters from Ozempic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI could easily have gone to the gym and I couldn\u2019t have been bothered. I work at a pharmacy and I also babysit four times a week. By the time I get home the last thing I\u2019d want to do is go to the gym. I couldn\u2019t do it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elizabeth has strong views on those that lie about being on weight loss medication especially in regard to influencers, \u201cIt&#8217;s shallow and deceitful. What\u2019s the point in lying? You\u2019re ashamed and you want them to see themselves as a better person than they are. I don\u2019t know anyone that personally lies about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elizabeth is passionate about being open and honest with her usage of Ozempic and says she knows she would be \u2018judged\u2019 for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnless they\u2019re your true friends and understand why you\u2019re doing it, no one knows my life. People see me on the street they\u2019ve no idea What i&#8217;ve been through. It\u2019s so easy to call you a cheat and I\u2019m exhausted. The gym makes me feel uncomfortable. It\u2019s full of people I don\u2019t associate with. If anyone was to ask if I was always truthful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also goes on to describe her relationship with herself and her motivations behind it all.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf I feel bad about myself it\u2019s about the way that I look. I never think I\u2019m not a nice person or not kind. Which is vain. There\u2019s always someone you look at and wish you were them. You always want what someone else has. I needed to make the effort to not feel like that.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Gemma, being transparent feels like a \u2018distant dream\u2019 that she feels will not be a reality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s too late for me to be honest, It can be lonely because when I feel sick I can\u2019t explain why I feel this way to someone. I\u2019ve had sick days and I feel like an imposter. These online communities are my safe spaces. The medication is expensive and I always use the golden dose.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/riotandreason\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/website-featured-image-6-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-864 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/riotandreason\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/website-featured-image-6-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/riotandreason\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/website-featured-image-6-980x551.png 980w, https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/riotandreason\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/website-featured-image-6-480x270.png 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The golden dose is an unlicensed dose of weight loss medication, when the four doses are used, some liquid remains in the pen. Hundreds of videos have circulated online about people using pliers to remove the dose and inject it with another needle.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nurse Prescriber Sian has strong views about the dose. \u201cThe fact people say it\u2019s the same medication and they\u2019ve paid for it. It\u2019s not for the purpose and it\u2019s off license. When it\u2019s off-licence there are complications.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sian describes how often people use insulin needles instead, as people are often given a limited amount with each Mounjaro pen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe needles could easily get plastic in them and then inject it. It\u2019s the methods in which they\u2019re getting it out that are so dangerous. It gets rid of all the medical liability too. A lot of people are trying to save money but it\u2019s not advised. It\u2019s a taboo subject as they\u2019re doing it to save money but when people say it\u2019s a medication you could overdose on they get unhappy about it. It\u2019s a touchy subject. I\u2019m very strict with it. There\u2019s a duty of care.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Elizabeth takes a very startling view. \u201cI used my golden dose. I wouldn\u2019t tell someone to do it. If someone came into the pharmacy and asked I\u2019d tell them to discard it. I have to tell people in my job you can\u2019t do this even though I know what I\u2019d do. If someone died and I recommended it I\u2019d be responsible. If they go home and I&#8217;ve said no, that&#8217;s on them. It\u2019s a personal choice.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Psychologist Elizabeth Hines says that: \u201cWhen society pushes the narrative that thinness must be earned through struggle, people who take a different path feel like they\u2019ve failed. The sad fact is that food addiction often gets judged more harshly than other addictions. People tend to have more sympathy for someone who struggles with alcohol or opioids, than someone who compulsively eats. That\u2019s because food addiction often shows up in the body. In weight, in appearance. Society is vicious when it comes to bodies that don\u2019t fit the mold. People assume it\u2019s laziness or lack of willpower. When in reality it\u2019s pain, trauma and a nervous system that tries to find relief.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Life doesn\u2019t end when you gain weight, even when it feels like it. Overtime, we\u2019ve given ourselves values like food, judging ourselves by weight. Perhaps the only thing we need to lose isn\u2019t the pounds, it\u2019s the damn judgement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" data-src=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/riotandreason\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/Monopoly-chance-card-template-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1439 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/riotandreason\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/Monopoly-chance-card-template-1-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/riotandreason\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2025\/05\/Monopoly-chance-card-template-1-1-480x280.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 600px, 100vw\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/350;\" \/><\/figure>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One in ten women are currently taking weight loss injections, but how many would tell you they are? 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